TASTES OFFAL: Sales of bones, pig livers and picked veg up in UK thanks to Game of Thrones

GAME OF BONES: The popular fantasy drama is changing our tastebuds [HBO/GETTY]

Four weeks after the global HBO smash returned to the screens in the UK, sales of foods linked to the Middle Ages have surged at Morrisons.

If its characters are not downing goblets of wine, they are gorging on meats and pickled vegetables in feasts King Henry VIII wouldn't scoff at.

Now it turns out UK shoppers are buying bones and offal, fermented alcoholic drinks, and ancient grain-based products as we experiment with the 'new age' of food.

Morrisons said in the last four weeks it has sold 88,000 packs of beer and 54,000 packs of lamb bones.

In offal, the retailer has seen a 105% and a 94% rise in pig and ox livers.

The grocer is also reporting an increase in pig’s trotters and pork rind, which it sells at its in-store butchery counters.

OFFAL: Sales of medieval foods have surged thanks to Game of Thrones at Morrisons [HBO]

Peter Williamson, development chef at Morrisons, said: “Though this was hundreds of years ago, Britain had a lot of produce on offer.

"We were inventive with our cuts of meat - creating a huge range of dishes to use a whole animal. We were expert fermenters - and could make a huge number of ales and meads from simple grains and honey.

"We were also great at preserving – and picked a wide variety of vegetables and even fish. It’s great that the programme is encouraging people to experiment with Britain’s ancient delicacies.”